Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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North Carolina
Average Temperature Rankings, December 1997
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 1997 1-Month |
41.6°F (5.3°C) | 41.5°F (5.3°C) |
0.1°F (0.0°C) | 60th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 67th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Nov–Dec 1997 2-Month |
44.2°F (6.8°C) | 45.4°F (7.4°C) |
-1.2°F (-0.6°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 95th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Oct–Dec 1997 3-Month |
49.2°F (9.6°C) | 50.1°F (10.1°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 35th Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 92nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1898, 1974 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 1997 4-Month |
54.3°F (12.4°C) | 55.1°F (12.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.4°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1995 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 1997 5-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 59.2°F (15.1°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 103rd Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1907 | ||||||
|
Jul–Dec 1997 6-Month |
61.5°F (16.4°C) | 62.2°F (16.8°C) |
-0.7°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1917 |
| 101st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1935, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jun–Dec 1997 7-Month |
62.8°F (17.1°C) | 63.9°F (17.7°C) |
-1.1°F (-0.6°C) | 18th Coolest | Coolest since: 1981 | 1917 |
| 109th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1937 | ||||||
|
May–Dec 1997 8-Month |
62.7°F (17.1°C) | 64.1°F (17.8°C) |
-1.4°F (-0.7°C) | 7th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 120th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1909 | ||||||
|
Apr–Dec 1997 9-Month |
61.8°F (16.6°C) | 63.4°F (17.4°C) |
-1.6°F (-0.8°C) | 6th Coolest | Coolest since: 1976 | 1917 |
| 121st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1904, 1963 | ||||||
|
Mar–Dec 1997 10-Month |
61.1°F (16.2°C) | 62.1°F (16.7°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.5°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1992 | 1917 |
| 110th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1903, 1989, 1992 | ||||||
|
Feb–Dec 1997 11-Month |
59.7°F (15.4°C) | 60.2°F (15.7°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1905, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1992 | ||||||
|
Jan–Dec 1997 12-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1917 |
| 94th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1915, 1928, 1964 | ||||||
|
Jul 1996–Dec 1997 18-Month |
59.2°F (15.1°C) | 59.7°F (15.4°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 22nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1904 |
| 104th Warmest | Warmest since: 1995 | 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1914, 1915, 1962, 1970, 1976, 1978, 1982 | ||||||
|
Jan 1996–Dec 1997 24-Month |
57.9°F (14.4°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 20th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1967 |
| 106th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1959, 1978, 1982, 1988 | ||||||
|
Jan 1995–Dec 1997 36-Month |
58.1°F (14.5°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1989 | 1968, 1969 |
| 99th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1907, 1961 | ||||||
|
Jan 1994–Dec 1997 48-Month |
58.3°F (14.6°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.2°F (-0.1°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1984 | 1969 |
| 91st Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2019, 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1909, 1915 | ||||||
|
Jan 1993–Dec 1997 60-Month |
58.4°F (14.7°C) | 58.5°F (14.7°C) |
-0.1°F (0.0°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1996 | 1969, 1970 |
| 87th Warmest | Warmest since: 1996 | 2020 | ||||
| Ties: 1902, 1911, 1912, 1996 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 26, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/